The Unmoving Bride

Originally planning to switch back to women’s clothing and remove the dog skin plaster from her face, Yan Xinmeng was instead ordered by Shang Bieye and his companions to keep her male disguise, only changing the plaster to a smaller piece, which still covered half her face. Still dressed as a boy, Yan Xinmeng actually approved of this because it made it easier for her to move around. However, what she couldn’t understand was why Shang Bieye wouldn’t let her remove the plaster, which, after being on for so long, was swollen and itchy, making her extremely uncomfortable. Over this, she argued with Shang Bieye several times, even with Wu Yangfeng and Bu Yuchen standing on the same side, not allowing her to remove it, no matter how much she pleaded. Finally, when Shang Bieye got angry, she reluctantly put the plaster back on with teary eyes, pouting as she mounted the horse. Fortunately, a few days later, Wu Yangfeng gave her a bottle of osmanthus jade spirit ointment, which she applied daily to reduce swelling and itching; otherwise, she would have protested incessantly. During these days of travel, they spent every day on horseback, with only the first day having an inn for rest, the rest of the time camping outdoors, eating poorly, unable to bathe, with dust and sand in the air, compounded by the scorching sun, which would have been too much even for an ordinary man, let alone a girl like Yan Xinmeng. However, aside from her complaints about the plaster, she didn’t utter a word of protest about the rest, which earned her high praise from the three men.